Surigao City (January 28) -- City Mayor Alfonso Casurra, has joined and supported the campaign of the League of Cities in the Philippines (LCP) to address the Internal Revenue Allotment cut for 2008, this he revealed in an interview recently. Casurra, who is currently the LC…
League wants IRA for new cities stopped
KIDAPAWAN CITY: The city government here is bent on imposing austerity measures to ensure the smooth delivery of basic services to city residents despite a cut in its internal revenue allotment (IRA) this year, reported the Philippine New…
Aids hinted in Brit suicide
DID the 52-year old British national who was found dead inside his home in Surigao City committed suicide because of fear he had AIDS? This angle is now being looked into after rumors flew thick that, after undergoing medical check up in Cebu City with his Filipina Wife, Pet…
New ARC launched in Surigao Norte
Sta Monica, Surigao Del Norte -- The Department of Agrarian Reform ( DAR ) again launched its Flag Ship Program called Sta. Monica Agrarian Reform Community (ARC) in Siargao Island recently at Sta. Monica Multi-Purpose Tourism and Cultural Center, Sta. Monica, Surigao del Nor…
SC affirms rape conviction of 2 men
The Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of two sexual offenders who were both found guilty of committing the crime of incestuous rape, but downgraded the penalty imposed on them from death to life imprisonment. In an en banc decision penned by Associate Justice Presbit…
Caraga anti-trafficking advocates converge in Surigao City
Surigao City — The CARAGA/Surigao del Norte Community Network on Anti-Trafficking recently met in Surigao City to review previous projects and accomplishments of the coalition. Some 30 participants composed of government advocates, women’s groups, youth partners, trade unio…
‘New homeless’ families welcome another uncertain year
Lito Ortega hates the coming of the new year. If only he could delay the passing of time, he would do. His family is given until the end of the year to leave the street in Quezon City where they have been living for about three years now. Lito says he is tired of moving his …
Surigao lawmaker hits 4 witnesses’ testimony
A CONGRESSMAN from Surigao del Norte, who was charged with graft for the overpricing of medicine and medical supplies, has urged the Sandiganbayan government lawyers’ request to take the deposition of four witnesses against him and 10 co-acc…
PGMA's "Pamaskong Handog" program, project set
Manila (12 December) -- To provide the poor with more affordable food and services, especially at a time when prices are high, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be distributing "Pamaskong Handog" packages this Christmas season to the poorest provinces in the …
19,064 Surigaonons receive Philhealth ID cards
Surigao City -- A total of 19,064 Family Health cards from Philhealth have been distributed free to the municipalities of the second district of the province of Surigao del Norte recently. District II Representative, Cong. Guillermo Romarate personally hand out the cards ca…
GMA to launch Christmas program for poor
President Arroyo will launch tomorrow a Christmas program for the poor that involves giving out free rice and other goods as well as scholarships. Mrs. Arroyo presided over the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC)-Cabinet meeting yesterday at the Palace where details…
Ranario's family thanks PGMA for saving her life
The family of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Marilou Ranario, who went to Malacanang on Tuesday, expressed their gratitude to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for saving her life. Members of the Ranario family said they were very happy with the efforts of the President. Pre…
Palace to give gifts to poor
POOR families in 10 of the country’s poorest provinces and in selected areas in Metro Manila stand to receive free rice and other goodies from the government as part of its gift to the less fortunate this Christmas season, Deputy Press Secretary Lorelei Fajardo said yester…
The sun shines brighter in Surigao
There’s always something new to visit and look forward to in Surigao, the surfing capital of the Philippines . The unspoiled teardrop-shaped island, 800 kilometers southeast of Manila , is the Shangri-La of adventure and nature lovers. The mid-morning Asian Spirit flight to S…
Kuwaiti Emir saves Filipina from gallows
Kuwait’s Emir H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah yesterday decided to reduce the death penalty of convicted Filipina maid Marilou Ranario following his meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and other Philippine government officials. “Normally, I don'…
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